"The guy bought it on eBay and just walked up to me and handed it to me," Junior told Fox. "He said he thought I should have it. I thought it was very nice. Very cool."

Earnhardt Jr. also raced in the same Daytona 500 in which his father had died, finishing second to teammate Michael Waltrip. He was not aware of his father's fatality until completing the race. It was his second season on the Cup tour, both of which he raced as his father's teammate.

Junior will now put the uniform in a safe place, but the pictures will serve as a touching, if slightly eerie, image.